New Documents Show Heritage Actions Activities to Make Voting and Registration Harder

January 13, 2023, 7:58 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Guardian: The 990 tax filing was obtained by the watchdog group Documented and shared with the Guardian. It points to the pivotal role that Heritage Action is increasingly playing in shaping the rules that govern US democracy. The efforts… Continue reading

“Despite mail voting changes, ballot rejections remain relatively low in 2022 midterms”

January 13, 2023, 7:13 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

NPR: Hundreds of thousands of mail ballots were rejected across the country during the 2022 general election, according to a state-by-state analysis by NPR. That’s about 1% of ballots that were returned to election officials, a rate similar to prior… Continue reading

“Republican candidate’s wife arrested, charged with casting 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election”

January 12, 2023, 5:53 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Insider: The wife of an Iowa Republican who ran for Congress in 2020 was arrested Thursday and accused of casting 23 fraudulent votes on behalf of her husband. In an 11-page indictment, prosecutors allege that Kim Phuong Taylor “visited numerous… Continue reading

“How six controversies from 2022 can help Arizona fix its elections now”

January 12, 2023, 5:11 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

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“In Ohio’s Redistricting Redo, a New Justice and a New Speaker Will Steer the Ship”

January 12, 2023, 12:40 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

New at Bolts Mag: It’s Groundhog Day in Columbus. After a protracted redistricting battle last year that saw Republicans adopt a relentless barrage of gerrymanders, only to have them repeatedly struck down by the state supreme court, Ohio must again… Continue reading

“Survey of Voter Beliefs about Election Integrity Post-Election 2022”

January 12, 2023, 12:00 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CEIR: In 2021, The Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR) partnered with Echelon Insights to better understand voter confidence and perceptions of election integrity in the wake of the widespread election denial that followed the 2020 election. That survey… Continue reading

“New Report on Enhancing Security and Integrity Through Rethinking Election Funding”

January 12, 2023, 9:17 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Ryan Williamson at Electionline: A recent report published by the R Street Institute highlights the need for improved election funding and offers suggestions on how to address funding shortfalls while improving election security and integrity. Though the 2022 midterm elections were… Continue reading

“Inside Facebook’s high-stakes debate to reinstate Trump after a two-year ban”

January 12, 2023, 8:11 amcheap speechRick Hasen

CNN: “It’s a judgment call,” acknowledges Katie Harbath, a former public policy director at Facebook. “It’s very important to recognize that both of these decisions are going to have a ton of impactful consequences. And it would be foolish… Continue reading

“Man arrested at gunpoint in DeSantis voter fraud crackdown, video shows”

January 12, 2023, 7:56 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Guardian: Heavily armed Florida police officers descended on the homes of two men accused of illegally voting and arrested one of them at gunpoint as part of Governor Ron DeSantis’s crackdown on voter fraud, new body-camera footage obtained… Continue reading

“Former New York Election Official Admits to Vote Fraud Scheme”

January 12, 2023, 7:49 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A former upstate New York election official pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal identity theft charges arising from his fraudulent use of voters’ personal information to apply for a dozen absentee ballots in 2021. In entering his plea in… Continue reading

“The Mysterious, Unregistered Fund That Raised Big Money for Santos”

January 12, 2023, 7:48 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: A month before George Santos was elected to Congress, one of his large donors received a call asking him to consider making another sizable contribution. The request came from a Republican loyalist calling on behalf of RedStone Strategies, which… Continue reading

Alabama: “Perry County Commission Chairman charged with voting multiple times, ‘stuffing’ ballot box”

January 11, 2023, 6:04 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Al.com: Perry County Commission Chairman Albert Turner Jr. has been indicted on voter fraud charges. Fourth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Michael Jackson, along with Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, announced the two-count indictment Wednesday. Turner, the son of civil… Continue reading

Wishing Comfort to the Family and Friends of the Great Journalist, Blake Hounshell

January 11, 2023, 5:58 pmelection law bizRick Hasen

Like so many others, I am shocked and saddened by the tragic death of journalist Blake Hounshell. I pitched Blake a number of stories when he was a Politico Magazine editor. He was never an easy sell, and everything… Continue reading

“Trump campaign officials got subpoena asking new questions about Jan. 6”

January 11, 2023, 5:50 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: A wide-ranging subpoena sent to Trump campaign officials last month shows new areas of investigative interest as part of the Justice Department’s extensive Jan. 6 criminal probe, according to a copy reviewed by The Washington Post, and lawyers say… Continue reading